Method of decorating walls



Jan. 7, 1930. R. l. VINCENT METHOD OF DECORATING WALLS- Filed Oct. 14,1927 NVENTOR Rqber'i Vinden ATTORNEY 'WUNESSES taken approximately onthe line 6 6 Patented Jan. 7,1930

UNITED STATES ROBERT I. VINCENT, GF BATAVIA, NEW YORK METHOD orDECORATING WALLS Application led October 14, 1927. Serial No. 226,187.

surface of wall-forming elements,`such as plaster board or wall board,prior to its erection, as contradistinguished from the practice ofapplying the wall board or plaster board to the framework andsubsequently decorating the same by hand painting or wall paper appliedthereto.

yThe invention furthermore comprehends a method of decorating wallswhich embodies the features of simplicity, economy and efficiency, inaddition to obtaining effectual results in a more expeditious manner. p

With the above recited and other objects in view, the followingdescription and accompanying drawings set forth one embodiment of theinvention and the appended claims define the actual scope thereof.

In the drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a wall formingelement with an uncolored liquid film applied thereto and illustratingthe first ste of the method;

ig. 2 is a face view of the same with a multi-colored liquid filmapplied thereto while the first film iswet and intermixed to producenumerous color shades, illustrating the second step of the method;

Fig. 3 is a similar view illustrating a plastic coating applied over theintermixedflms and illustrating the third step of the method;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken there- Jilarough approximately on theline 4-4 of ig. 5 is a face view of the finishedem-` bossed decorativesurface, and

Fig. 6 is a sectional view therethrouglfi eferring to the drawings bycharacters of reference, the method constituting the present inventionbroadly consists in decorating the a surface of a wall or wall-formingelements, such as plaster board or wall board, 10 by first applying anuncolored liquid film l1, such as water, to the surface in any desiredmanner, such as by brushes, flowing, spraying, or otherwise, ness onsaid surface, as illustrated in Fig. 1. A c olored design or pattern ora multi-colored liquid film 12 such as aniline dyes is subsequentlyapplied thereover while the first film is wet or before the same driessothat the films intermix or blend into each other to produce numerousshades of color, as illustrated in Fig. 2. v

The method further comprehends the application of a plastic coating 13such as a mixture of plaster of Paris, water and glue (the glue servingas a binder or adhesive) over the intermixed films, the plastic coatingbeing applied to the desired thickness in any suitable manner, while thedesign or film 12 is damp. As a further step the method contemplatessemi-hard form or' prior to the actual hardening or setting of the same,as illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6, it being understood that the plasticcoating over the wet intermixed lms absorbs the colors and shadestherethrough and causes their penetration through f so as to leave aliquid film or wetembossing of the plastic coating while in a theplastic coating. Due to the fact that the 80 colors, shades or otherornamentation penetrates and extends completely through the plasticsurface, the same cannot be destroyed'.

The embossing of the plastic coating may" be accomplished in anydesirable manner, such as by hand, by embossing rollers or by any othersuitable mechanical means.

ile preferably the decoration is accom-1 plished prior to theapplication of the wall-'1*' forming sections to the port, there is nointention of being restricted thereto as it is obvious that the processmay be framework or sup'- 90 I accomplished after the wall is erected.

What is claimed is:

l 1. A method of decorating walls consisting in applying a multi-coloredliquid filmthereto, and then applying an absorbent plastic coatingthereover to cause the colors to be ab;` sorbed and extended throughoutthe thick-"` ness of said plastic coating.

2. A method of decorating walls consisting in applying a multi-coloredliquid film thereto, and then applying anu absorbent plastic coatingthereover to cause the colors to be 5 absorbed and extendedthroughoutithe thickness of said plastic coating and finally embossingthe plastic coating before the same has set. i

3. A method of decorating walls consisting in applying an uncoloredliquid lm to the Wall surface, then applying a multi-colored liquid filmthereto, then applying an absorbent plastic coating thereover to causethe colors to extend therethrough, and finally embossing the plasticcoating before the same has set.

4. A method of decorating walls consisting in applying an uncoloredliquid ilm to the wall surface, then applying a multi-colored liquid ilmthereto While the first ihn is Wet to cause the films to intermix,whereby to produce numerous shades of color, then applying a plasticcoating thereover of a nature to absorb the intermixed multi-colored andmulti-shaded lms, and iinally embossing the plastic coating before thesame has set.

Signed at Batavia, in the countyof Genesee and tate of New York, this10th dayjof October A. D. 1927.

ROBERT I. VINCENT.

